I miss my kids!!!!
By xasasa
@xasasa (321)
United States
June 17, 2010 1:59pm CST
I about to spend the longest amount of time ever away from my kids. It is the price to pay when you are no longer with your children's father. My kids will be with their father for six weeks, the longest that they have been away previously was three weeks! I have planned many things to do in hope to make summer go faster. Like weeding out their toys and clothes and organizing their room. I am also going to try to find a job and sell stuff at the flea market.
What is the longest that you have been away from your children?
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11 responses
@Hmouse20 (132)
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17 Jun 10
Hey i'm sorry that you have to spend this long away from your kids... but it sounds like you'll be busy enough to get through it. Keep strong and surround yourself with calming influences! I've only spend a few days away at a time... but i feel for you. How old are your kids? I hope it passes easily! :)
@Hmouse20 (132)
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17 Jun 10
I can see what you mean. It's understandable that you might be concerned about this. But kids are incredible little things... and are tough...and are fantastic at adjusting to new situations! The first few days might be tough, but she'll get into the swing of things quickly! :) I get why you would feel like that though. God Bless. :)
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
18 Jun 10
Hi xasasa,
Ouch! That would be tough. I think you are right in keeping busy to help the time pass. The longest my ex ever took my kids was for the weekend and I found that kind of tough sometimes. I could not have imagined six weeks. Well, hopefully it will go fast for you and you will be able to use this time to accomplish some things that would be difficult to do with them around.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
18 Jun 10
HI sid: I agree with you. This situation could be really hard, so the best way to make it pass it's scheduling some activities to make you feel busy and of course, there's no doubt that there would be some bad moments where our friend wish to be with her kids, so I think that, having someone to talk in these moments would be fine too. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day.
ALVARO
@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
18 Jun 10
I'm ever have trouble to meet with my child that is when I get a job and must work outside the city. Although work just in five working days, Saturday and Sunday I can go home to see my children. But I felt that five days was not met with my children, is enough to make me suffer because I'm can't hear the cries and laughter of my child
@yumanal (143)
• China
18 Jun 10
In every summer-holiday and winter-holiday,my son leaves me for two or three weeks to visit his grandfather,it's a new world to him and he was exciting.So I have so much time to do my things,for a child,it's not a bad idea to let him to go somewhere to learn something.
@jessicaryan18 (212)
• Philippines
18 Jun 10
ihello.. i understand how u feel cos i am a mother and grandmother at the same time.. i have 3 grown up children and the two have their own family except the youngest and my second child happens to be married to a foreigner and bring them to the us.. that was 8 months ago but for me it seems like years now and miss them so bad and wish to see them but i know this dream will take along time to be for real.. all i do is pray for their safety...
@weasel81 (2496)
• Australia
17 Jun 10
i'm going to bored as this weekend, my son is going to be away with his father. it's strange not having my son about, but yes are right it is the price we have to oay when we're not with the other parent. my son will be away from end of school to 5 pm sunday. i was lost the other weekend when my son was away for the first time all weekend.
i then got to survive the first week of the school hols with out him as well. that will 8 days at that point.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
22 Jun 10
When it comes to my daughter, my oldest, the longest that I've ever been away from her was for five days when her father and I got married when she was twenty months old. For a wedding gift my in-laws bought us a honeymoon to Miami and we left Kathryn at home with them for half the time and with my mother during the other half of the time. I talked to her on the phone every day. Then, when it comes to my son who is now three years old, the longest that I've ever been away from him was just one night.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
18 Jun 10
Hi xasasa: I have no children but I have been away from my parents for two or three weeks because of my vacations when I have planned to travel alone. I understand that you don't feel well because of that, even if you know that your kids are going to be with their father. I think mother's love is wonderful, this makes part of being a mother and only a mom could understand your situation. Maybe you could spend your time doing some of the activities you love to do or you can be here on Mylot. Thanks for sharing with us this situation. Hope you'll feel better. Have a nice day.
ALVARO
@sleepylittlerose (1648)
• United States
17 Jun 10
I certainly understand where you are. I am the step mom to two teenage boys now. My husband used to have only visitation but received full custody almost 8 years ago. He would go 3-4 weeks without seeing them at all (they lived in another state) but now when they are gone for the summer the house seems so empty without them.
Keep busy and the summer will fly by. Use this time to get things done.
@lilangelspreschool (1129)
• United States
17 Jun 10
Hey~
I feel sooo sorry for you!! The longest I have been away from my babies (and not all of them) is when my youngest daughter was born a little over a year ago, she had RSV so she ended up back in the hospital so my sister in law had to take care of my older 2 kids ( now 4 & 2) while we were in the hospital for a week... It killed my husband and I because we knew at that point our youngest needed us, we were very close to losing her but we missed our older 2 so much!!!
I hope it goes really fast for you and I will pray for you =)
